Category: Leadership & Management

Steal this idea: Ascension fosters safety through communication campaign

Power dynamics in healthcare can lend to fearful silence about concerns. Ascension’s “We’ve Got Your Back” campaign attempts to tackle this potential obstacle.

How a UH hospital CMO empowers excellence

Just over two weeks ago, Judith Wolfe, MD, stepped into her new role as chief medical officer at UH St. John Medical Center in West Lake, Ohio, part of Cleveland-based University Hospitals. 

Vanderbilt adds advanced practice clinicians to leadership team

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Hospital will change its reporting structure and add advanced practice clinician directors to segments of its leadership teams, it announced July 18.

1 physician's call for health systems to address climate change

With 8% of carbon emissions in the U.S. stemming from the healthcare system, Wendy Levinson, MD, provided actionable recommendations for physicians to make a change.

How healthcare can adapt to an aging America: Viewpoint

With an aging population and a plunging birth rate, the need for age-friendly health systems in the U.S. is growing, Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, wrote in an article posted July 11 by the American Hospital Association.

Meet Ardent Health's executive leadership team

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health, a for-profit system with 30 acute care hospitals and more than 200 sites of care spanning six states, is seeking a valuation of $3.15 billion for its initial public offering.

Thomas Priselac reflects on 30 years guiding Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles has undergone significant expansions and collaborations to become the organization it is today: a health system with more than 40 locations and more than 4,500 physicians and nurses.

Intermountain names 4 new board members

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has added four new board members, replacing four who are retiring.

Mentors and medicine: Where 3 female leaders seek guidance

Monique Gary, DO, is now a breast surgical oncologist and medical director of the Grand View Health/Penn Cancer Network cancer program in Sellersville, Pa., and she credits a mentor from the early days of her career with helping her get to where she is…

J.D. Vance's healthcare record: What hospital leaders should know

Former President Donald Trump selected Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate July 15.